Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italian nursing homes lacked tools for COVID-19 onslaught, survey shows
b'b\'By Angelo Amante\\nROME (Reuters) - Italy\\\'s nursing homes, where the COVID-19 epidemic is believed to have killed thousands of people, did not have the equipment needed to protect staff or res...
Jun 17, 2020
UAE says Turkish and Iranian interventions violate Iraqi sovereignty
b'b\'CAIRO (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that Turkish and Iranian military interventions in Iraq violated the sovereignty of a sisterly Arab country.\\n"UAE denounced the Turk...
Jun 17, 2020
USTR favors tariffs to boost domestic production of medical equipment
b'b\'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Wednesday said he believed that medical products needed to fight the current coronavirus pandemic and any future outbreaks sh...
Jun 17, 2020
Chile tightens lockdowns as country exceeds 200,000 coronavirus cases
b'b\'By Aislinn Laing\\nSANTIAGO (Reuters) - The Chilean government on Wednesday announced a tightening of lockdowns and "maximum" movement restrictions in its capital Santiago as the country\\xc2\\xb...
Jun 17, 2020
Fed's Bostic says pandemic exacerbated structural inequalities
b'b\'(Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic is hitting minority communities harder than others and recent incidents of racial discrimination around the country have shed light on the moral and economic ...
Jun 17, 2020
Panama extends suspension of international flights due to coronavirus
b'b"PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama\'s civil aviation authority said it will extend a suspension of international flights by a month due to the coronavirus crisis, according to a statement on Wednesday...
Jun 17, 2020
Aspirin in honey: dubious COVID-19 'cures' spread in Brazil
b'b\'By Gram Slattery\\nRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - In Brazil, home to the world\\\'s second worst coronavirus outbreak, one thing seems to be spreading faster than the virus: the suspect, and sometime...
Jun 17, 2020
France sees possible EU recovery fund deal in July: official
b'b\'PARIS (Reuters) - France hopes to reach an agreement with the 26 other members of the European Union on a proposed 750 billion euro recovery fund in July, a presidential adviser said on Wednesday...
Jun 17, 2020
Canada to present fiscal snapshot on July 8, too early for full update, PM Trudeau says
b'b\'OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government will unveil a "fiscal and economic snapshot" on July 8 to help show much money it has spent combating the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Justin Tr...
Jun 17, 2020
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen denies killing civilians in Saada air strike
b'b\'DUBAI (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen on Wednesday denied that an air strike it carried out earlier this week in Saada province had killed civilians, as alleged by Houthi au...
Jun 17, 2020
